--part1_74.2e10386.262fb228_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_74.2e10386.262fb228_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: JEH7698@aol.com From: JEH7698@aol.com Full-name: JEH7698 Message-ID: <d6.2888e0f.262f519c@aol.com> Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 14:14:52 EDT Subject: John O'Neill, His Life and Times To: ONEALL-L@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 101 This record is for John O'Neall and Dennis O'Neall, and for any other O'Neill researcher interested in John O'Neill ca. 1745 - 1801. This submission will be in 5 parts and will include the records of John O'Neill, Henry O'Neill, Mary O'Neill, John Frost and James Benson. Entered by James E. Hargraves PART 1, JOHN O'NEILL; Descendants of John O'Neill Generation No. 1 1. JOHN4 O'NEILL (HUGH3, BRIAN2, PHELIM1) was born Abt. 1745 in Christiana, Newcastle Co., Delaware, and died June 1801 in Union Co., South Carolina. He married (1) GRACE FROST Abt. 1766 in Frederick Co., Virginia, daughter of JOHN FROST and MARY TAYLOR. She was born Abt. 1740 in Frederick Co., Virginia, and died Abt. 1774 in Berkley County, South Carolina. He married (2) NANCY Abt. 1774 in Craven Co., South Carolina. She was born Abt. 1753, and died Aft. June 11, 1838 in Knox Co., Indiana. Notes for JOHN O'NEILL: [Hargraves 2.FTW] 1765-1772. The following families moved from Frederick County, Virginia to Craven County, South Carolina; William and Mary (Frost) O'Neill. John and Grace (Frost) O'Neill. Charles O'Neill. Hugh and Martha (Parkins) O'Neill. Henry and Hannah O'Neill. Thomas O'Neill. Frederick and Mary (O'Neill) Jones. Mary Frost, Widow of John Frost. Jonathan Frost, Son of John and Mary Frost. 1768 - 1775. Various Land Deeds, Berkley and Craven County, South Carolina. John O'Neill William O'Neill Hugh O'Neill Henry O'Neill Charles O'Neill Thomas O'Neill Mary Frost Jonathan Frost Frederick Jones February 20, 1779. Jury List. Ninety Six District, South Carolina. Little River, between the Broad and Saluda Rivers; Hugh Oneal, John Oneal (2), Henry Oneal, William Oneal, Charles Oneal, Jonathon Neal, Benjamin Neal, Frederick Jones. (Petit Jury). February 20, 1779. Jury List. Ninety Six District, South Carolina. Upper Part of the Middle Division between the Broad and Saluda Rivers. (Little River would be the extreme southern portion of the area between the Broad and Saluda Rivers); Hugh ONeal, Henry Oneil. (Grand Jury) 1779 Taxpayer, Ninety Six District, South Carolina; John Oneal. June 14, 1780 - December 13, 1780; Pay Abstract NR___, Major Patrick Cunninghams' Little River Regiment, Ninety Six Brigade, Ninety Six District (Loyalists); Private John O'Neil. February 8, 1782; Distressed Refugees from Ninety Six District, (in) Charleston, South Carolina, paid, a charitable donation from the Commandant (British Army); John O'Neal, "gone to the rebels". 1782. Colonel Thomas Brandons' Regiment "2nd Spartan Rifles" (Patriots) Fairforest, Union County Militia, South Carolina; John O'Neal (Indeed, he joined the Rebels) 1783 Petit Juror, Ninety Six District, South Carolina; John Neile. 1776-1787. The following families moved from Newberry/Laurens County, South Carolina to Union County, South Carolina; John and Nancy O'Neill Henry and Hannah O'Neill Mary (Benson) Frost, widow of Jonathan. Frederick and Mary (O'Neill) Jones James and Martha Benson June 23, 1787. Witness to land Deed, Union County, South Carolina. William Comber to John Comber, 556 acres on both sides of Shoally Creek, a branch of Fairforest; John Neal. February 4, 1788. Land Grant to John Nail, 266 acres on both sides of Simpson Branch, Union County, South Carolina. (Near Fairforest Creek and Spartanburg County line) 1790 U.S. Census, Union County, South Carolina; John Neal; 1 male 16 or more, born before 1774 (John) 2 male 16 or less, born 1774-1790 (Henry, Hugh) 7 female (wife, Nancy, 6 daughters born 1768-1790, Isabel, Sarah, Nancy, Mary, Dorcas, Rebecca). June 3, 1789. John Little of Union County, planter and Winneford his wife, to Frederick Jones of same, planter, for L14 sterling, 100 acres, part of 289 acres granted to John Little 7 August 1786. Recorded in Book NNNN, page 361, Adjacent John Blasingames' land, on a branch called Hainworths' Branch. John Little (Seal), Winneford Little (X) (Seal). Witness: Elisha Bond, William Anderson, William Plummer (W). Proved in Union County by the oath of William Plummer and William Anderson 28 June 1790 before Thomas Blasingame,, J.P. March 16, 1791. John Neel of Union County to James Moore of same, for L10 sterling, 266 acres on Simpsons' Branch of Fosters' Mill Creek in the counties of Union and Spartanburgh adjacent Samuel Simpson, George Story, Joseph Nesbett, Cruces' Corner. John Neel. Witness: Adam Potter, William Dalefield. Recorded 4 April 1791. December 16, 1793. Isabella Simpson and her son Crawford Simpson, both of Union County, To John Neail of same, for L10 sterling, 165 acres on north side Fairforest on both sides of Harris' Branch adjacent James Moore, Robert Anderson, Isabella Simpson, Crawford Simpson. Witness Hugh Donaldson, John McDowell. December 17, 1793. John Neal and his wife Nancy of Union County to Henry Neail of same, for L20 cash, 165 acres on north side Fairforest on both sides of Harris' Branch, part of tract of 400 acres granted by NC to Samuel Simpson, 9 September 1765, recorded in book No. 12, and enrolled in the Auditor office at Wilmington, 27 April 1767, and a memorial entered in Book M, no. 12, page 498, 21 June1774 adjacent James Moore, Robert Anderson, John Neail. Witness: Hugh Donaldson, John Henderson. Proved in Union County by the oath of Hugh Donaldson 2 January 1794 before Benjamin Woodson J.P. Recorded 2 January 1794. 1789 - 1793; Based on land purchased by Frederick and Mary (O'Neill) Jones in 1789 Union County County, South Carolina and land purchased by Henry O'Neill in 1793 Union County, South Carolina, that all 3 siblings, John, Henry and Mary O'Neill are living next door to each other with the Jonathan Frost and James Benson families living nearby. This would seem to be conclusive proof that John O'Neill did not die in 1781 and that Henry O'Neill did not move to Florida. 1800 U.S. Census, Union County, South Carolina; John Onail; 1 male 0-10, born 1790-1800 (John) 2 male 10-16, born 1784-1790 (Hugh, Henry) 1 male 45 or more, born before 1755 (John) 1 female 0-10, born 1790-1800 (Betty) 1 female 16-26, 1774-1784 (Isabel) 1 female 26-45, born 1755-1774 (Rebecca) 1 female over 45, born before 1755 (Nancy) Union County, South Carolina Will Abstracts, 1787 - 1849; Will of John Oneill. Proved 13 July 1801 by Robert Anderson and John Macdowel. Will of John Oneill of Union County, farmer.... to my wife Nancey Oneill, whom I constitute my executrix, the use of the plantation whereon I now live with free egress and ingress and benefit thereof during her natural life and then to be divided equally between my three sons viz Henry, Hugh and John; to my daughter Isbel, one bay mare colt, cows, sheep, etc; the rone mare be sold to the highest bidder and price and $ 26 which is coming of the price of the gray mare which James Young got when this is got to pay my little debts; my four daughters Sarah Sterling, Mary Davison, Dorcas Donalson, Nancey Harris; L5 for the schooling of my three youngest children Hugh, John and Bettey; 2 June 1801. John Oneill (N) (seal) Witness; George McCarter, Robert Anderson, John McDowel. Sources for O'Neill Genealogy; The Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, 1750-1930, Volumes 1 through 6, by William Wade Hinshaw. Colonial America, 1607 - 1789, by Broderbund. U.S. Census Records, 1790, 1800, 1810. Union County, South Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1785 - 1800, by Brent H. Holcomb. Union County, South Carolina Minutes of the County Court, 1785 - 1799 by Brent H. Holcomb. South Carolina Jury Lists, 1718 through 1783 by Mary Bondurant Warren. The Jury Lists of South Carolina, 1778 - 1779 by Ge Lee Corley Hendrix and Morn McKoy Lindsay. Virginia Wills and Administrations, 1632 - 1800 by Clayton Torrence. South Carolina Wills, 1670 - 1853 by Mary Bondurant Warren. Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia by Cecil O'Dell. Union County, South Carolina Will Abstracts, 1787 - 1849 by Brent H. Holcomb. Virginias' Colonial Soldiers by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruct. South Carolina Memorials: Abstracts of Land Titles, 1774 - 1776 by Jesse and Margaret Motes. Frost Family Records by Thompson. O'Neall Family Genealogy Website by John O'Neall. O'Neall Family Genealogy Website by Jill O'Neall Ching. Frederick County, Virginia Fee Books, 1754. Frederick County, Virginia Rent Rolls, 1759. Ancestry.com, Ancestry World Tree Search. LDS Family Search, Internet Genealogy Service. Family Tree Maker, Family Archives, Volumes 1 through 28. DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Edition, Volumes 1 through 3. Family Tree Maker, User Home Pages Genealogy Site. Index to the 1800 Census of South Carolina by Brent H. Holcomb. Loyalists in the American Revolution, Volumes 1 through 3 by Murtie June Clark. Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution by Bobby G. Moss. More About JOHN O'NEILL: Fact 1: February 13, 1768, Land Deed, Berkley County, South Carolina Fact 2: August 02, 1768, Land Deed, Berkley County, South Carolina Fact 3: October 04, 1774, Land Title, Craven County, South Carolina Fact 4: October 08, 1774, Land Title, Craven County, South Carolina Fact 5: December 20, 1774, Land Title, Craven County, South Carolina Fact 6: December 27, 1774, Land Title, Berkley County, South Carolina Fact 7: February 23, 1775, Land Title, Craven County, South Carolina Fact 8: March 21, 1775, Land Title, Berkley County, South Carolina Fact 9: February 20, 1779, Jury List, Little River, 96 District, S. Carolina Fact 10: 1783, Jury List, Ninety Six District, S. Carolina Fact 11: June 23, 1787, Land Deed, Union County, South Carolina Fact 12: February 04, 1788, Land Deed, Union County, South Carolina Fact 13: 1790, U.S. Census, Union County, South Carolina Fact 14: September 30, 1790, Court Record, Union County, South Carolina Fact 15: March 16, 1791, Land Deed, Union County, South Carolina Fact 16: April 04, 1791, Court Record, Union County, South Carolina Fact 17: December 16, 1793, Land Deed, Union County, South Carolina Fact 18: December 17, 1793, Land Deed, Union County, South Carolina Fact 19: January 05, 1795, Court Record, Union County, South Carolina Fact 20: 1800, U.S. Census, Union County, South Carolina Fact 21: July 13, 1801, Will Proved, Union County, South Carolina More About NANCY: Fact 1: 1801, Union County, South Carolina Fact 2: 1810, Gibson County, Indiana Fact 3: 1820, U.S. Census, Gibson County, Indiana Fact 4: 1838, Knox County, Indiana Children of JOHN O'NEILL and GRACE FROST are: 2. i. SARAH5 O'NEILL, b. Abt. 1770, Berkley Co., South Carolina. ii. REBECCA O'NEILL, b. January 10, 1774, Berkley Co., South Carolina. Children of JOHN O'NEILL and NANCY are: 3. iii. DORCAS5 O'NEILL, b. Abt. 1775, Berkley Co., South Carolina. 4. iv. MARY O'NEILL, b. Abt. 1777, Berkley Co., South Carolina. v. ISABEL O'NEILL, b. Abt. 1780, Laurens Co., South Carolina. 5. vi. NANCY O'NEILL, b. Abt. 1782, Union Co., South Carolina; d. Abt. 1821, York Co., South Carolina. vii. HENRY O'NEILL, b. Abt. 1784, Union Co., South Carolina; m. PATINA MOORE, May 09, 1819, Gibson Co., Indiana. viii. HUGH O'NEILL, b. Abt. 1788, Union Co., South Carolina; m. POLLY WELLS, May 10, 1810, Knox Co., Indiana; b. Abt. 1790. ix. ELIZABETH (BETTY) O'NEILL, b. Abt. 1792, Union Co., South Carolina; m. (1) EDWARD WHITAKER, August 14, 1815, Knox Co., Indiana; m. (2) MATHIAS WALTERS, June 25, 1818, Knox Co., Indiana. 6. x. JOHN O'NEILL, b. July 04, 1794, Union Co., South Carolina; d. March 27, 1881, Bradley Co., Arkansas. Generation No. 2 2. SARAH5 O'NEILL (JOHN4, HUGH3, BRIAN2, PHELIM1) was born Abt. 1770 in Berkley Co., South Carolina. She married THOMAS STERLING Abt. 1790 in Union Co., South Carolina, son of ROBERT STERLING and UNKNOWN. He was born Bet. 1755 - 1774. Notes for THOMAS STERLING: [Hargraves 2.FTW] 1800 U.S. Census, Spartanburg County, South Carolina; Thos. Sterling; 1 male 26-45, born 1755-1774 7 female 0-10, born 1790-1800 1 female 16-26, born 1774-1784 1810 U.S. Census, Woodford County, Kentucky; Thomas H. Starling; 2 male 0-10, born 1800-1810 1 male 26-45, born 1765-1784 3 female 0-10, born 1800-1810 3 female 16-26, born 1784-1794 1 female 26-45, born 1765-1784 1 female 45 or more, born before 1765 More About THOMAS STERLING: Fact: 1800, U.S. Census, Spartanburg County, S.C. Children of SARAH O'NEILL and THOMAS STERLING are: i. DAUGHTER6 STERLING, b. Abt. 1791. ii. DAUGHTER STERLING, b. Abt. 1792. iii. DAUGHTER STERLING, b. Abt. 1794. iv. DAUGHTER STERLING, b. Abt. 1795. v. DAUGHTER STERLING, b. Abt. 1797. vi. DAUGHTER STERLING, b. Abt. 1798. vii. DAUGHTER STERLING, b. Abt. 1800. viii. SON STERLING, b. Bet. 1800 - 1810. ix. SON STERLING, b. Bet. 1800 - 1810. x. DAUGHTER STERLING, b. Bet. 1800 - 1810. xi. DAUGHTER STERLING, b. Bet. 1800 - 1810. xii. DAUGHTER STERLING, b. Bet. 1800 - 1810. 3. DORCAS5 O'NEILL (JOHN4, HUGH3, BRIAN2, PHELIM1) was born Abt. 1775 in Berkley Co., South Carolina. She married ROBERT DONALDSON Abt. 1795 in Union Co., South Carolina, son of HUGH DONALDSON. He was born Bet. 1755 - 1774. Children of DORCAS O'NEILL and ROBERT DONALDSON are: i. SON6 DONALDSON, b. Abt. 1797. ii. SON DONALDSON, b. Abt. 1799. 4. MARY5 O'NEILL (JOHN4, HUGH3, BRIAN2, PHELIM1) was born Abt. 1777 in Berkley Co., South Carolina. She married SAMUEL DAVISON Abt. 1794 in Union Co., South Carolina, son of JOHN DAVISON. He was born Abt. 1775. Notes for SAMUEL DAVISON: [Hargraves 2.FTW] 1800 U.S. Census, Union County, South Carolina; Saml Davison; 1 male 0-10, born 1790-1800 1 male 26-45, born 1755-1774 2 female 0-10, born 1790-1800 1 female 16-26, born 1774-1784 Children of MARY O'NEILL and SAMUEL DAVISON are: i. SON6 DAVISON, b. Abt. 1795. ii. DAUGHTER DAVISON, b. Abt. 1797. iii. DAUGHTER DAVISON, b. Abt. 1799. 5. NANCY5 O'NEILL (JOHN4, HUGH3, BRIAN2, PHELIM1) was born Abt. 1782 in Union Co., South Carolina, and died Abt. 1821 in York Co., South Carolina. She married ISAAC HARRIS Abt. 1800 in Union Co., South Carolina, son of NICHOLAS HARRIS and ANN ROCHELLE. He was born 1780 in Union Co., South Carolina, and died Abt. 1852 in Benton Co., Tennessee. More About NANCY O'NEILL: Fact: 1810, Gibson County, Indiana Notes for ISAAC HARRIS: [Hargraves 2.FTW] 1800 U.S. Census, Union County, South Carolina; Isaac is still living with his parents. Union County, South Carolina Will Book A, 1792-1815; July 13, 1801, Daughter Nancey Harris included in will of John O'Neill. Spartanburg County Deed Abstracts, Books A to T, 1785-1827; October 22, 1807. Samuel Hays (Spartanburgh) to Isaac Harris (same) ; for $ 200, sold 212 acres on waters of Fairforest Creek; Border; South - Joseph Hays, West - Moses Foster, North - Joseph Ash and East - Henr